Todd Davis has served on the Board of Directors for HR.com and is a member of the Association for Talent Development and the Society for Human Resource Management. In his latest book Get Better, he shares 15 proven practices you can use to build effective relationships at work.

 

Quotes To Remember:

“You have to take a dose of humility and realize that we are all in the state of getting better.”

“Think ‘We’, not ‘Me’.”

“Soft skills are the 80-90% of what people are hired and fired for.”

“Be the change you seek in the world.”

“We all have biases.”

What You’ll Learn:

• How to Start Building Relationships at Work
• Different Ways to Nurture Relationships
• Balancing Time Between Relationships and Content

 

Key Links From The Show:

FranklinCovey

HR.com

Association for Talent Development

Society for Human Resource Management

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre

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Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

The Art of Innovation by Jonathan Littman

Jim Johnson is an authority on realizing your dreams. As a high school basketball coach, he took over three losing variety programs and turned them into winners in a short period of time. In addition to speaking full-time as he inspires more people, he became involved with AutismUp, the leading 501(c)3 autism advocacy organization in Rochester and the surrounding areas.

Quotes To Remember:

“Any team that has success does have some talent.”

“The team that has talent that works together is usually the champion.”

“You really got to figure out what’s your passion.”

“When you think it, ink it!”

“You should have a personal growth plan.”

 

What You’ll Learn:

• What Makes a Team Great
• Tapping Your Inner Drive
• Taking Action Towards Your Goals
• Having a Personal Growth Plan

 

Key Links From The Show:

Jim’s Site

AutismUp

 

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

A Coach and A Miracle by Jim Johnson

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell

The Success Principles by Jack Canfield

The Last Lecture by Jeffrey Zaslow and Randy Pausch

Season of Life by Jeffrey Marx

Madeleine Taylor is the driving force behind the business management and growth of Content Refined, the Canadian Content Marketing Agency born from a desire to simplify the process of content creation for business owners.

 

Quotes To Remember:

“Keyword Research part is the planning phase and the execution phase is the content creation phase.”

“Content is king.”

“Google really rewards people with high quality content.”

“Make sure that you are writing great writers to write the content.”

You can’t just publish once every few months and expect your traffic to climb. It has to be a consistent and concise effort.”

“One blog post per month is not enough to call it a content creation strategy.”

“If you are going to invest in one area, invest it in your content plan.”

What You’ll Learn:

• Things to Do When Creating Content
• Tips on Keywords Research
• How to Plan for a Content
• Post Production Process on Content
• How to Increase Traffic

 

Key Links From The Show:

Madeleine’s Site – Use the coupon code: breakthrough for a 20% off on your 1st month (First 100 people only)

Ahrefs

SECockpit

MarketMuse

 

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together by Rob Walling and Sherry Walling

Before The Exit by Dan Andrews

The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber

Darrell Darnell began podcasting in 2008 and formed the Golden Spiral Media podcast network in 2010. Now he is a full-time podcast consultant and producer with his company Pro Podcast Solutions which offers a full suite of services to support new and existing podcasters. He nearly went out of business in January 2015 but now has a rapidly growing company serving clients worldwide and earning multiple six figures each year.

Quotes To Remember:

“It just goes back to what we personally choose to prioritize.”

“As men, we love our work. We find our identity in our work.”

“Profitable can be defined in different ways.”

“It is important for any podcaster to take a moment and define what would make your podcast successful.”

“A podcast should not be your first entry point to making a contact with a person.”

“Always be checking yourself and just ask yourself ‘Is what I’m doing right now the best thing that I could be doing?’”

What You’ll Learn:

• How to Rank High in a Podcast Category
• Managing a Rapidly Growing Company
• Keeping Family as a Priority
• What Holds People Back Having a Profitable Podcast

 

Key Links From The Show:

Darrell’s Site

Golden Spiral Media

 

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

Platform by Michael S. Hyatt

80/20 Sales and Marketing by Perry Marshall

The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

James Whittaker made his mark as an entrepreneur with his first bestseller The Beginner’s Guide To Wealth which Money Magazine named the top book of the month for March 2010. Since that big splash, he’s appeared on over 80 podcasts and radio shows and spoken to audience of over 2,000 people. Now he’s building on his legacy with his latest book, Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy which was released as the official companion to the multimillion dollar film based on Napoleon Hill’s timeless classic.  

Quotes To Remember:

“Each and everyday, if you do not make the decision to win, you automatically make the decision to fail.”

“The most important opinion on the planet is how we feel about ourselves.”

“Too many people accept temporary failure as permanent defeat.”

“One of the easiest ways to be happy is to hang around with happy people.”

“One of the best ways that you can inspire them is not by having a conversation with them. It’s actually by you leading by example.”

“People who write down their goals are 42% more likely to achieve them.”

What You’ll Learn:

• Review on Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich
• How to Strengthen Belief in Oneself
• General Tips on Living a Happy Life
• How to Achieve Your Goals

Key Links From The Show:

James’ Site

Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

Beginner’s Guide to Wealth by James Whittaker and Noel Whittaker

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

The Five Minute Journal by Intelligent Change

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini

Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi

Mark Cummins is the co-founder of Pointy, a product that makes it incredibly easy for retailers to get all of their products displayed online. The growing company has been featured in prominent places like TechCrunch, Forbes, NBC, the Wall Street Journal, and many others. Before co-founding Pointy, today’s guest was the CEO of Plink. After that company got acquired by Google, he served as one of Google’s senior software engineers for three years.

 

Quotes To Remember:

“Knowledge, as you implement it, that is power.”

“Doing door-to-door (marketing) was quite valuable.”

“You have to have high tolerance for the unknown and high tolerance for risk.”

“You should optimize for success not for item.”

“You have to have something credible to bring to the investor.”“After fundraising, it’s basically just a networking exercise.”

What You’ll Learn:

• Attracting Retailers for Your Business
• Steps on Building a Product
• Tips on Marketing a Product
• Fundraising for a Business Idea

 

Key Links From The Show:

Mark’s Site, Pointy

Audible

 

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

How Brands Grow: What Marketers Don’t Know by Byron Sharp

The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch

The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi